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Swamp Angel

Anne Isaacs, Paul O. Zelinsky · back to the book

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Paul Bunyan, a Tall Tale

Steven Kellogg · 40 pages

Recounts the life of the extraordinary lumberjack whose unusual size and strength brought him many fantastic adventures.

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There Are No Cats in this Book

Viviane Schwarz

Filled with the spirit of adventure, three cats pack their suitcases and try to escape from their book.

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This Book Just Ate My Dog!

Richard Byrne · 36 pages

"When her dog disappears into the gutter of the book, Bella calls for help. But when the helpers disappear too, Bella realizes it will take more than a tug on the leash to put things right"-- When her dog disappears into the gutter of a book, Bella calls for help. When the helpers disappear, too, Bella realizes it will take more than a tug on the leash to put things right.

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I'm Bored

Michael Ian Black

When a bored girl meets a potato who finds children tedius, she tries to prove him wrong by demonstrating all of the things they can do, from turning cartwheels to using their imaginations.

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Amelia Bedelia

Peggy Parish · 63 pages

A literal-minded housekeeper causes chaos in the Rogers household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions.

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The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip

George Saunders · 90 pages

Gappers will get your goat. Literally. If You don't brush them off and return them to the ocean, whence they arrive every day, these bright orange, many eyead creatutes will cover your goats, and the goats will stop giving milk. In a village called Frip, goat's milk was the entire economy. Three families lived there — the Romos, the Ronsens, and a little girl named Capable and her widowed fathe

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Olivia Forms A Band

Ian Falconer

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Imogene's Antlers

David Small · 32 pages

One Thursday Imogene wakes up with a pair of antlers growing out of her head and causes a sensation wherever she goes.

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What Does the Fox Say?

Ylvis, Christian Lochstoer, Bard Ylvisaker, Vegard Ylvisaker

Based on Yvis' viral hit, this book presents the lyrics of the hit with playful illustrations by Svein Nyhus.

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I Like Myself!

Karen Beaumont

In rhyming text, a little girl expresses confidence and joy in her uniqueness, no matter her outward appearance.

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It Came in the Mail

Ben Clanton · 40 pages

Liam really wants some mail, so he writes a letter to his mailbox asking for something in return. His mailbox delivers, sending Liam more than he could have hoped for and how! But as the mail starts to pile up, Liam realizes that the best packages and parcels are even better when shared with friends.

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Mr Bliss

J.R.R. Tolkien · 107 pages

Mr. Bliss's first outing in his new motor-car, shared with several friends, bears, dogs, and a donkey, though not the Girabbit, proves to be unconventional though not inexpensive.

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Chopsticks

Amy Krouse Rosenthal · 40 pages

When a pair of chopsticks get separated, after some traumatic moments the two friends eventually learn to stand on their own.

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The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde

Shannon Hale, Dean Hale · 90 pages

Princess Magnolia and her unicorn, Frimplepants, are on their way to have brunch with Princess Sneezewort, an occasion Frimplepants enjoys more than anything in the world. But just when he can smell the freshly baked bread and the heaping platters of sugar-dusted doughnuts, Princess Magnolia’s glitter-stone ring rings. The monster alarm! After a quick change in the secret cave, Princess Magnolia a

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Purplicious

Victoria Kann, Elizabeth Kann · 40 pages

When her classmates make fun of her for still liking the color pink, a little girl feels all alone, but then a friend shows her the power of pinkIt's purple Pinkalicious! Pinkalicious loves the color pink, but all the girls at school like black. They tease her, saying that pink stinks and pink is for babies. But Pinkalicious doesn't think so…that is, until her friends stop playing with her. Now

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The Funny Little Woman

Arlene Mosel · 40 pages

The story is set in "Old Japan." The title character likes to laugh ("Tee-he-he-he") and make rice dumplings.

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Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?

Dr. Seuss · 32 pages

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Ten Apples Up On Top!

Theo LeSieg · 64 pages

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Nobody Likes a Goblin

Ben Hatke · 40 pages

Goblin, a cheerful little homebody, lives in a cosy, rat-infested dungeon, with his only friend, Skeleton. Every day, Goblin and Skeleton play with the treasure in their dungeon. But one day, a gang of "heroic" adventurers bursts in. These marauders trash the place, steal all the treasure, and make off with Skeleton―leaving Goblin all alone! It's up to Goblin to save the day. But first he's goi

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A Pet for Petunia

Paul Schmid

Petunia so desperately wants a pet skunk that she refuses to believe her parents when they say skunks stink.

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Shrek

William Steig · 32 pages

Horribly hideous Shrek leaves home and terrifies everyone he encounters in his search for his equally ugly bride.

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The Magic School Bus Gets Eaten: A Book About Food Chains: A Book About Food Chains

Patricia Relf, Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen · 32 pages

A class trip to the beach becomes an underwater lesson about food chains when Arnold and Keesha are challenged to discover what a tuna fish sandwich and some smelly green pond scum have in common.

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The Wolves in the Walls

Neil Gaiman · 56 pages

Lucy is sure there are wolves living in the walls of her house, although others in her family disagree, and when the wolves come out, the adventure begins.

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